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Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century
Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century - Decorative Objects Style French Regence Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century - Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century - French Regence Antiquités - Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century
Ref : 120118
7 900 €
Period :
18th century
Provenance :
France
Medium :
Bronze
Decorative Objects  - Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century 18th century - Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century French Regence - Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century Antiquités - Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century
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Pair of gilt bronze andirons from the first quarter of the 18th century

A very rare pair of gilt and finely chiseled bronze firedogs or andirons, adorned with sphinxes resting on an entablature set upon four cabriole legs.

Does not the bust of the sphinx evoke the elegant silhouette of the espagnolette, created by Charles Cressent and inspired by the drawings of Watteau?

And does not the entablature, here centered with a female mask flanked by dolphins, recall the famous sarcophagus-shaped commode made for the King's bedchamber, delivered by André-Charles Boulle?

With its original gilding.

Dating from the first quarter of the 18th century.

The entablature, a fundamental recurring motif in the decorative narrative of the Louis XIV style.

Antiquités Rigot et Fils

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Decorative Objects